同病相怜 Sharing the same pain
Explanation
这个成语形容两个人有同样的遭遇或痛苦而互相怜悯，互相同情。
This idiom describes two people who have the same experience or suffering and sympathize with each other.
Origin Story
战国时期，楚国奸臣费无极杀害郤宛全家。郤宛的亲戚伯暿听到消息，连夜逃到吴国，向吴王及伍子胥汇报此事。伍子胥说：“咱们一样有冤仇，你是否听过《河上歌》？这歌真让人有同病相怜、同忧相救之感。”
During the Warring States Period, the treacherous minister Fei Wuji of Chu killed the entire family of Xi Wan. Xi's relative Bo Bian fled to Wu overnight and reported the matter to the King of Wu and Wu Zi Xu. Wu Zi Xu said: “We both have revenge to take, have you ever heard the Song of the River? This song conveys a feeling of sympathy and a common fight.”
Usage
这个成语可以用来形容两个人因为有同样的遭遇或痛苦而互相怜悯、同情。
This idiom can be used to describe two people who sympathize with each other because they have the same experience or suffering.
Examples
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看到邻居家孩子也得了同样的病，李奶奶忍不住叹了口气，真是同病相怜啊！
kan dao lin ju jia hai zi ye de le tong yang de bing, li nai nai bu ren zhi tao yi kou qi, zhen shi tong bing xiang lian a!
Seeing that the child of her neighbor also got the same disease, Grandma Li sighed and said, "They are really sharing the same pain!"
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他们两人都遭遇了失恋的痛苦，同病相怜，互相安慰。
ta men liang ren dou zao yu le shi lian de tong ku, tong bing xiang lian, hu xiang an wei
They both suffered from the pain of broken hearts, and they comforted each other because they shared the same fate.